Colleen’s Neighborhood

• 03:25 I'm pretty sure the default greeting upon meeting me shouldn't be a handshake, but dousing with holy water. #
• 11:34 Soundtrack moments: This playing in the car at 3 am. ♫ blip.fm/~id740 #
• 14:11 Question: Why do the crazy people get to win? #
• 15:54 You can occupy my every sigh / You can rent a space inside my mind / At least until the price becomes too high. ♫ blip.fm/~idhz2 #
• 02:08 We all have a weakness / But some of ours are easy to identify. ♫ blip.fm/~ie5pm #

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Today in the Twitterverse:

• 09:10 Heading home today; parents are staying until Tuesday. Allowing plenty of time for security at airport. #
• 10:35 Woo, through security, now enjoying OAK free wifi. 90 minutes to departure. #
• 13:46 Landed in Seattle #
• 14:55 home safe and sound! #

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Nate has the vid and better pics.

Me and the FSM

Playing with The FSM

Spaghetti Pedi?

It's not a very bad cold. In fact it's one of the milder illnesses I can remember... My sinuses are about 40% stuffed up. My throat is just vaguely scratchy. I'm more tired and achey than usual, but not by much. Nonetheless I am taking the cue and lounging on my couch for the 2nd day in a row, swaddled in blankets, books, and handkerchiefs.

Sometimes when I'm sick I will do a juice & tea fast for the day - to keep myself hydrated and let my body concentrate on killing the virus, rather than digesting complicated foods. So today I've had emergen-c, water, yerba mate, and vegetable juice. And I really must not be all that sick, because I am STARVING. I think I will get some extra-spicy thai food for dinner.

And then perhaps I will watch the Dr. Who xmas special AGAIN! I can't believe it's the 2nd-to-last episode starring David Tennant.

I got a copy of The Talented Miss Highsmith for xmas (Patricia Highsmith's new biography). It's sort of fascinating, especially considering that the author seems to hold a certain amount of (justified) disdain for Highsmith. Apparently she was a racist and anti-Semite. Her personal life was chaotic, despite her solipsistic tendencies (it is even referred to on the inner flap as a "Pandora's Box"). She was an obsessive list-maker and left behind 8,000 pages of journals when she died. Her life is a rich territory. Still, this bio is a bit cumbersome... Mostly I'm interested in reading about writers' writing habits.

Being sick is dull. More tea!

• 15:48 Just played @RockBand online with my half-brother and his two kids many states away. Technology is cool. #
• 19:14 Drinks and dinner tonight. Been too long since I've seen him. (@ Goose's Acre) 4sq.com/8S1rVP #
• 23:24 Drinking with Ryan. (@ Martinis and More) 4sq.com/4sH7nk #

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Today in the Twitterverse:

• 00:02 @boxcar definitely seeing MUCH faster notifications now! Thanks! #
• 16:01 Ride em, cowgirl flic.kr/p/7qFBPs #
• 18:11 Marrit uses the computer flic.kr/p/7qD6nc #

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Actually, I do. SO glad I bought this stupid "slutty pirate" costume when I saw it on sale. I KNEW I'd find a reason to wear it.

Being cold out, I'm also wearing leggings. And simply flats rather than slut shoes. The first pair of flats I donned had cross straps and I looked like some freaky, BAD, ballerina pirate hybrid. Now I just look like a fool (or a waitress at Jolly Roger's.... are those still around? Anyone else remember them?) and fool is what I was going for.

Gonna grab some cheap champagne and head up to Hollywood and hope this food fight goes off.